NHTSA Campaign 14V597000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 14V597000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 14V597000 with NHTSA on September 26, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V597000, NHTSA lists up to 746,842 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 5, 2011 and November 1, 2013.
The 14V597000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V597000 were scheduled from May 26, 2015, 242 days after the report.
14V597000 covers 4 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2013–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V597000 ranks 23 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V597000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V597000 was 14V237000, reported on May 7, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Ford C-Max vehicles manufactured January 19, 2012, to November 21, 2013; Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured February 3, 2012, to August 24, 2013; Ford Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, to November 1, 2013; and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured April 25, 2012, to September 30, 2013. The coating on portions of the Restraint Control Module (RCM) may crack, and when exposed to humidity, circuits on the printed circuit board may short.
- The risk
- The short circuits could cause the frontal air bags, side curtain air bags and the seat belt pretensioners to not function as intended when needed, increasing the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the RCM, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. The recall began on May 26,2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S21.
Reported September 26, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V597000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V597000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 26, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted